{"id":11135,"date":"2022-02-11T20:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1583715"},"modified":"2022-02-11T20:23:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:23:20","slug":"super-bowl-2022-predictions-dan-walker-picks-winner-mvp-and-tell-us-how-its-going-to-happen","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/super-bowl-2022-predictions-dan-walker-picks-winner-mvp-and-tell-us-how-its-going-to-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl 2022 predictions: Dan Walker picks winner, MVP and tell us how it\u2019s going to happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Michael Potts\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 11 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><hr\/><p>There are 100 different ways you could run with Super Bowl predictions. Dan Walker has thoroughly explored all of them.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to <a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, The NFL Show host offered his insight into how Sunday\u2019s showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams will go down.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a tricky encounter to call between two teams who aren\u2019t used to this share of the spotlight, particularly the Bengals who have proven to be this season\u2019s surprise package under the stewardship of QB Joe Burrow.<\/p>\n<ul><li><b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/super-bowl-2022-tv\/&quot;\">Super Bowl 2022 on TV<\/a> \u2013 full guide, UK times and more<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Walker discussed the homegrown hero\u2019s influence on his team, as well as his Rams counterpart, veteran QB Matthew Stafford, as they prepare to slug it out on the biggest stage of them all.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Dan Walker\u2019s Super Bowl 2022 predictions.<\/p> <p><strong>Walker on the Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Burrow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Burrow talks a really good game, but he backs himself, which I love in a sports person. I love that. I think there\u2019s that fine line between confidence and arrogance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s cool without being cool. He walks into press conferences wearing rose-tinted spectacles and he wears terrible jewellery, which is unbelievably expensive, and people ask him: \u201cAre those real diamonds?\u201d and he says: \u201cI make too much money to have fake ones, so, these are real.\u201d He just embraces that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis nickname is Joe Cool and this is a big moment for him because the great Mr Tom Brady, the GOAT, has left the sport. Retired. There is a space available.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBear in mind, if the Bengals win, this is bigger than Leicester winning the Premier League. This is ridiculous. This is like a crazy fairytale story if the Bengals win the Super Bowl from where they were. And Joe Burrow would be the man who delivers that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Joe Burrow wins the Super Bowl, he can go from being a good quarterback with a big future to the quarterback who every single advertising on a piece of this is potentially a huge red flag here you can see right at the Bengals weight that he\u2019s set up.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/super-bowl-2022-halftime-show\/&quot;\">Super Bowl halftime show 2022<\/a> \u2013 time, performers and more<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Walker on the LA Rams and Matthew Stafford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a big pressure moment for him, but Matthew Stafford is one of those quarterbacks who people have been saying: \u201cIs he better than the Lions? Is that his level?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have seen quality there but in any sport, there are always great individuals who don\u2019t reach the levels that maybe they could have reached had they had better people around them. What Stafford has had this year is an all-star team around him and some of the best defensive players in the NFL to get him back on the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s really tuned into his receivers. With Cooper Kupp, he\u2019s just got this weird telepathy going on, which is beautiful to watch. I just love Cooper Kupp. He\u2019s just unconventionally brilliant. You just think he doesn\u2019t really care. As soon as he has a touchdown, he just tosses the ball back to referee and cracks on. No celebration. I just love it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the fact that Stafford has been knocking around the Lions for a long time, he\u2019s very loyal, but he has a chance at LA, they haven\u2019t won a Super Bowl since 2000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing about Los Angeles is they want stars, you know, they are a team who love watching the big names. They want Odell Beckham Jr. They want Von Miller. They want Aaron Donald. They love to see Cooper Kupp being the number one receiver in the NFL. They want the biggest names in a town where they love the bright lights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Walker on how the game will go<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing I love about both these quarterbacks is that they\u2019re big finishers. Look at the number of games this season have gone down to the wire, whether it\u2019s a last-minute field goal or you know the the Chiefs against the Bills which will be the greatest finish to a playoff game ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been so many tight games this season and particularly in these playoffs. And these are the two quarterbacks who always finish well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStafford is brilliant in the fourth quarter, Burrow always has a good second half \u2013 the Bengals were down against the Chiefs and won. Don\u2019t go to bed even if your snacks have run out. Just go to the fridge, replenish.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Super Bowl 2022 predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dan Walker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners: LA RAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scoreline:<\/strong> 27-24 (three TDs, two FGs)<\/p>\n<p><strong>MVP:<\/strong> Aaron Donald (three sacks on Burrow)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oddly niche predictions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li>Cooper Kupp (score two TDs, one in each half)<\/li>\n<li>Odell Beckham Jr (score one TD)<\/li>\n<li>Ja\u2019Marr Chase (score two TDs)<\/li>\n<li>Joe Burrow (score one rushing TD)<\/li>\n<li>Jalen Ramsey (two interceptions, including one in the fourth quarter to decide the game)<\/li>\n<li>Bengals will be going for a field goal at the end to tie it up, Jalen Ramsey will get an interception to seal the game<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Michael Potts Published: Friday, 11 February 2022 at 12:00 am There are 100 different ways you could run with Super Bowl predictions. Dan Walker has thoroughly explored all of them. 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